Ama or AMA may refer to:

Ama

Languages

Ama language (New Guinea) Ama (Sawiyanu) is a Left May language of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini ...

* Ama language (Sudan)

People

* Ama (Ama Kōhei), former ring name for sumo wrestler Harumafuji Kōhei *

Mary Ama Mary Tupai Ama is a Cook Islands-New Zealand artist and community arts organiser. Biography Ama was born in Vaka Takitumu in the southeast of the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, and has Cook Island Maori, Samoan and English heritage. ...

, a New Zealand artist *

Shola Ama Shola Ama (born 8 March 1979) is a British singer from London, who scored her biggest hits with " You Might Need Somebody" (1997), a cover of Randy Crawford's 1981 hit, " You're the One I Love" and "Still Believe" (1999) which was one of the ...

, a British singer * Āma, 8th-century Indian king

Places

* Ama, Aichi, a city in Japan * Ama, Belgium, Walloon name of Amay village *

Ama, Estonia Ama is a village in Kadrina Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across ...

, a village in Kadrina Parish, Lääne-Viru County * Ama, Iran, a village in Ilam Province *

Ama, Louisiana Ama is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. Ama is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, just west of the Jefferson Parish line. The population was 1,290 at the 2020 census. History Ama was named ...

, a town in the US *

Ama, Shimane is a town located on Nakanoshima, in Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of March 2017, the town had an estimated population of 2,293 and a population density of 68 persons per km². The total area was . History Ama was part of the anc ...

, a town in Japan * Ama, Gaiole in Chianti, a village in Tuscany, Italy

Other uses

* Ama (sailing), an outrigger *

Ama (diving) are Japanese divers famous for collecting pearls, though traditionally their main catch is seafood. The vast majority of are women. Terminology There are several sea occupations that are pronounced "ama" and several words that refer to sea occ ...

, Japanese divers * Ama (ayurveda), anything incompletely transformed *

Ama (title) Ama is a title originating c. 1400 AD, and bestowed upon the paramount chief and commander in war of the district of Safata, situated south of the island of Upolu, within the country of Samoa. It is a hereditary title. The title originated from L ...

of Samoan chief in Safata *

Ama (given name) Ama is an Akan feminine given name originating from the Akan people following their day naming system, meaning "born on Saturday". Day names are a cultural practice of the Akan people of Ghana. It is practised by all the subgroups of the Akan ...

, a feminine given name of the Akan people * ''Ama'' (film), a 2021 Spanish drama film

AMA

Medicine

Against medical advice Against medical advice (AMA), sometimes known as discharge against medical advice (DAMA), is a term used in health care institutions when a patient leaves a hospital against the advice of their doctor. While leaving before a medically specified ...

Alberta Medical Association The Alberta Medical Association (AMA) is a provincial affiliate of the Canadian Medical Association, established in 1889 in the Canadian province of Alberta. It describes itself as an "advocate for its physician members, providing leadership an ...

American Medical Association The American Medical Association (AMA) is a professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students. Founded in 1847, it is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Membership was approximately 240,000 in 2016. The AMA's sta ...

Antimitochondrial antibody Anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA) are autoantibodies, consisting of immunoglobulins formed against mitochondria, primarily the mitochondria in cells of the liver. The presence of AMA in the blood or serum of a person may be indicative of the ...

Argentine Medical Association The Argentine Medical Association (''Asociación Médica Argentina'', AMA) is the principal professional association of physicians in Argentina. It is a medical non-profit organization with headquarters in Buenos Aires. Overview The group was fo ...

Australian Medical Association The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is an Australian public company by guarantee formed as a professional association for Australian doctors and medical students. The association is not run by the Australian Government and does not regu ...

Non-medical organizations

American Motorcyclist Association The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is an American nonprofit organization of more than 200,000 motorcyclists that organizes numerous motorcycling activities and campaigns for motorcyclists' legal rights. Its mission statement is "to pro ...

Americana Music Association The Americana Music Association is a not-for-profit trade organization advocating for American Roots Music around the world. It is a network for Americana artists, radio stations, record labels, publishers, and others with the goal of develo ...

*''Advanced Manageability Alliance'', of Intel and IBM, introduced Wake-on-LAN technology *

Academy of Model Aeronautics The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), based in Muncie, Indiana, United States at , is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of model aviation as a recognized sport as well as a recreational activity. It is the largest organizati ...

, US *

Academia Mexicana de Arquitectura The Academia Mexicana de Arquitectura (AMA, ''Mexican Academy of Architecture'') is a Mexican professional architectural organization, that participates in all national debates of architects. Presidents * Joaquin Alvarez Ordóñez * Jesús Agui ...

, architectural academy *

Accra Metropolitan Assembly Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is the political and administrative authority for the city of Accra. The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has a general assembly A general assembly or general meeting is a meeting of all the members of an organization ...

* ''Agence Mondiale Antidopage'', or

World Anti-Doping Agency The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; french: Agence mondiale antidopage, AMA) is a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports. The agency's key ...

* Alberta Motor Association * AMA Computer University, the Philippines **

AMA International University The University of Technology Bahrain (UTB) is a Bahrain-based university. Previously known as AMA International University of Bahrain, the university rebranded in 2021 after the acquisition deal by GFH financial group in Bahrain. The university p ...

, Bahrain branch of AMA * Ama Museum, Taiwan * American Management Association *

American Marketing Association The American Marketing Association (AMA) is a professional association for marketing professionals with 30,000 members as of 2012. It has 76 professional chapters and 250 collegiate chapters across the United States. The AMA was formed in from th ...

American Missionary Association The American Missionary Association (AMA) was a Protestant-based abolitionist group founded on in Albany, New York. The main purpose of the organization was abolition of slavery, education of African Americans, promotion of racial equality, and ...

Art Museum of the Americas Art Museum of the Americas (AMA), located in Washington, D.C., is the first art museum in the United States primarily devoted to exhibiting works of modern and contemporary art from Latin America and the Caribbean. The museum was formally establi ...

, Washington, D.C. * Arts Marketing Association *

Augusta Military Academy The Augusta Military Academy (AMA) was a secondary education military academy in Fort Defiance, Virginia, United States. The school was established in by Confederate veteran Charles Summerville Roller as the Augusta Male Academy and formally beca ...

, military academy in Fort Defiance, Virginia *

Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses The Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses (AMA, English: Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority) is a government-owned corporation and public transport bus service based in the San Juan metropolitan area. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department ...

(Metropolitan Bus Authority), Puerto Rico

Events

American Music Awards The American Music Awards (AMAs) is an annual American music awards show, generally held in the fall, created by Dick Clark in 1973 for ABC when the network's contract to air the Grammy Awards expired, and currently produced by Dick Clark Pro ...

* Anime Mid-Atlantic, convention in Virginia, US *

Aotearoa Music Awards The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously called the New Zealand Music Awards), conferred annually by Recorded Music NZ, honour outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording industry. The awards are among the most significant tha ...

, in New Zealand * Australian Muslim Artists, exhibition and art prize in Melbourne, Australia *

UK Asian Music Awards The UK Asian Music Awards, also known by the abbreviation UK AMA, was an awards show that was held annually in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2012. The awards show has been produced and broadcast by B4U Music since 2008. Awards winners were dec ...

(UK AMA)

People

Augustus Akinloye Chief Augustus Meredith Adisa Akinloye (August 19, 1916 – September 18, 2007), popularly known as A.M.A, was a Nigerian lawyer, politician and the Seriki of Ibadanland, thus making him a Yoruba tribal aristocrat. Legal career Akinloye read ...

(1919–2007), a Nigerian politician

Sport

AMA Superbike Championship AMA Superbike Championship is an American motorcycle racing series that has been run every year beginning in 1976. For most of its existence it has been considered the premier motorcycle road racing series in the United States. It is sanctioned ...

AMA Supersport Championship AMA Supersport is an American motorcycle racing series. The race series was founded and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1987. The road racing series allows motorcycles of up to 600cc engine capacity. The American Mot ...

** AMA Formula Xtreme **

AMA Supercross Championship The AMA Supercross Championship (commercially known as Monster Energy AMA Supercross) is an American motorcycle racing series. Founded by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1974, the AMA Supercross Championship races are held from J ...

AMA Motocross Championship The AMA Motocross Championship (commercially known as Lucas Oil Pro Motocross) is an American motorcycle racing series. The motocross race series was founded and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1972. The series is th ...

AMA Grand National Championship American Flat Track is an American motorcycle racing series. The racing series, founded and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1954, originally encompassed five distinct forms of competitions including mile dirt track r ...

Other uses

Actual mechanical advantage Mechanical advantage is a measure of the force amplification achieved by using a tool, mechanical device or machine system. The device trades off input forces against movement to obtain a desired amplification in the output force. The model for t ...

* Advanced measurement approach to financial operational risk *

Alte Mozart-Ausgabe The ''Alte Mozart-Ausgabe'' is the name by which the first complete edition of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is known nowadays, published by Breitkopf & Härtel from January 1877 to December 1883, with supplements published until 1910. Th ...

* American Manual Alphabet * "Ask Me Anything" on subreddit /r/IAmA * Automatic Message Accounting of phone bills *

Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport is a public airport six miles (10 km) east of downtown Amarillo, in Potter County, Texas, United States. The airport was renamed in 2003 after NASA astronaut and Amarillo native Rick Husband, ...

(IATA airport code AMA) * Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017, US legislation {{disambiguation, geo, surname