Amba or AMBA may refer to:

Title

* Amba Hor, alternative name for

Abhor and Mehraela Abhor (or Amba Hor) and Mehraela were a brother and sister who were martyrs for the Christian faith. Etymology of the word "Abhor": from Latin ''abhorrēre'' (to shudder at, shrink from), from "ab" (away) and "horrēre" (to bristle, shudder).

, Christian martyrs * Amba Sada, also known as Psote, Christian bishop and martyr in Upper Egypt

Given name

* Amba, the traditional first name given to the first daughter of the royal family in the

Kingdom of Cochin The kingdom of Cochin or the Cochin State, named after its capital in the city of Kochi (Cochin), was a kingdom in the central part of present-day Kerala state. It originated in the early part of the 12th century and continued to rule until i ...

, India *

Amba (Mahabharata) Amba () is a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. She is the eldest and most beautiful daughter of Kashya, the King of Kashi, and the sister of Ambika and Ambalika. Amba, along with her sisters, were abducted by Bhishma during their ...

, the eldest daughter of King of Kashi in the Hindu epic *

Amba Bongo Amba Bongo (born April 21, 1962) is a writer and advocate for refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo-Kinshasa where she studied English and African Culture at Gombe's ''l'Institut Supérieur Pédagogique.'' She also studied Psychol ...

, a writer and advocate for refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Amba Etta-Tawo (born 1993), American football player * Amba Prasad (businessman) (1860–1950), Indian businessman and philanthropist *

Sufi Amba Prasad Amba Prasad (1858 — 21 January 1917) also known as ''Sufi'' Amba Prasad, was an Indian nationalist and pan-Islamist leader notable for his involvement in the agrarian unrest in Punjab in 1907 and subsequently in the Revolutionary movement for ...

(1858–1919), Indian nationalist and pan-Islamist leader * Amba, one of the names of the Hindu goddess

Durga Durga (, ) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars. Durga's legend centres around combating evils and demonic ...

Amba Shepherd Amber Louise Shepherd, better known by her stage name Amba Shepherd is an Australian singer and songwriter, best known for her collaborations with the Dutch music producer, Hardwell. Amba Shepherd was named "The most relevant guest vocalist in ED ...

, Australian singer and songwriter

Languages

Amba language (Solomon Islands) Amba (also known as ''Aba'', ''Nembao'' or ''Nebao'') is the main language spoken on the island of Utupua, in the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Des ...

, one of the three Utupua languages *

Amba language (Bantu) Amba (also spelled Bulebule, Hamba, Humu, Kihumu, Ku-Amba, Kuamba, Lubulebule, Lwamba, Ruwenzori Kibira, and Rwamba) is a language spoken in parts of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo by the Amba people. The Amba people call it Kwamb ...

, spoken by the Amba people of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Places

* Amba (river), in Primorsky Krai, Russia *

Amba River (India) Amba River is a river in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The River comes from the Borghat mountain range in the Sahyadris at around 554 meters above sea level on the Khopoli-Khandala road. The river initially flows southward and then northwestw ...

, in Maharashtra, India * Amba, Birbhum, a village in Birbhum district, West Bengal India *

Ambaji Ambaji (''Ambājī'') is a census town in Banaskantha district in the state of Gujarat, India. Geography Ambaji is a town within taluka district Banaskantha, North Gujarat, India. It is located at . It is at an altitude of . It is surrounde ...

, a town in Gujarat, India *

Ambadagatti Ambadagatti is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest countr ...

, a village in Karnataka, India

AMBA

Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture The Arm Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture (AMBA) is an open-standard, on-chip interconnect specification for the connection and management of functional blocks in system-on-a-chip (SoC) designs. It facilitates development of multi-proces ...

, an on-chip bus standard for System-on-Chip (SoC) designs * ''Andelsselskab med begrænset ansvar'', a

type of business entity A business entity is an entity that is formed and administered as per corporate law in order to engage in business activities, charitable work, or other activities allowable. Most often, business entities are formed to sell a product or a serv ...

in Denmark * Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, another name for

Greater Buenos Aires Greater Buenos Aires (, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (, AMBA), refers to the urban agglomeration comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of B ...

Association of MBAs The Association of MBAs (AMBA) is a global organisation headquartered in London, UK. It was founded in 1967 with the primary objective of accrediting Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs. Roles Based in London, AMBA is one of t ...

Other uses

Amba (condiment) Amba or anba (, ) is a tangy condiment made with mango pickle. Originating in Iraqi Jewish cuisine and popularized in Israel by Iraqi Jewish Olim while also remaining a popular chutney in Iraq and India. The spicy, sweet and sour sauce is typ ...

, a tangy mango pickle condiment with sauce-like consistency * ''Amba'' (film), 1990 Indian Bollywood film * ''AMBA'' (animated film), 1994-1995 Russian animated film *

Amba (geology) An amba ( ''āmbā'', ''imbā'') is a characteristic landform in Ethiopia. It is a steep-sided, flat-topped mountain, often the site of villages, wells, and their surrounding farmland. Such settlements were frequently located on these amba Plat ...

, a type of steep sided, flat topped mountain in Ethiopia *

Amba people Amba (pl. Baamba and known by various other names) is a Bantu ethnic group located on the border area between the DRC and Uganda south of Lake Albert in the northern foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. On the Uganda side, they are found in Bundi ...

of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo * INS ''Amba'' (A54), a submarine tender ship formerly in service with the Indian Navy * Amba, name given to the

Siberian tiger The Siberian tiger or Amur tiger is a population of the tiger subspecies ''Panthera tigris tigris'' native to Northeast China, the Russian Far East, and possibly North Korea. It once ranged throughout the Korea, Korean Peninsula, but currently ...

by indigenous people in the Russian Far East * Amba hotels, a brand owned by

GLH Hotels Clermont Hotel Group, formerly named GLH Hotels Management and branded as glh., is a British-based global hotel company, headquartered in London, and subsidiary of GL Limited. Overview Clermont Hotel Group is the largest owner-operator hotel ma ...