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To sympathise with someone.
And/or to make light of a situation.

Mothers, as we all know, are very important people. It is derived from an Indian language - a traditional way of saying "No Mum!". In the case of this saying, "Mum"/"Ma" is in place of the person's name, who is being sympathised with. To signify at the time of the person's annoyance/irritation/upse tness they are the most important person around.

The antonym to this phrase is "Haa Ma!"
Nancy is upset as she does not receive a text from her boyfriend, so Shannon says "Naa Ma!" to show she understands her feelings and is there for her.
Naa ma! by nishnosh April 13, 2008
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To sympathise with someone.
And/or to make light of a situation.

Mothers, as we all know, are very important people. It is derived from an Indian language - a traditional way of saying "No Mum!". In the case of this saying, "Mum"/"Ma" is in place of the person's name, who is being sympathised with. To signify at the time of the person's annoyance/irritation/upsetness they are the most important person around.
Nancy is upset as she does not receive a text from her boyfriend, so Shannon says "Naa Ma!" to show she understands her feelings and is there for her.
Naa Ma! by nishnosh April 2, 2008
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Sco pa tu ma naa 

A way for stupid twitter people to try to follow a trend by asking twitter people to provide their opinions which they provide anyway.
Twitter user 1: Sco pa tu ma naa (with an object or person pictured)?

Twitter user 2: I hate said object
Sco pa tu ma naa by Thomythano July 26, 2019
The most amazing girl you will ever meet, if you know a Naama never let her go. She will always end up making you happy no matter what mood you're in. She gives the best advice you will ever ask for. Naama is amazing at sports, dancing, and pretty much everything else she does too. She's funny, beautiful, athletic, and just the best person to be around. You can't ask for any more than a Naama. Let her love you, love her even more, you won't regret it. She may not be perfect, but she's as close as you'll get and trust me, she will be perfect to you.
Bro 1: Yo, who's that beauty over there?

Bro 2: Naama

Bro 1: Of course, how didn't I know that?
Naama by 2bears December 30, 2012
A kind, caring person that enjoys having a good time but generally has problems picking the right guys. She often has a guy best friend that's not gay. She loves to give advice to people and is great at it. Whenever you find a Naama, be sure to make her your friend, as she will be one of the best you will ever have.
Girl 1: Why is she crying?

Girl 2: She's such a Naama, that guy just dumped her.

Girl 1: Why did she pick him? He's such an asshole.
Naama by brothersbutler January 16, 2011
Did you see that move? She's such a Naama!
Naama by alcUtraZ January 16, 2011
A magical little creature that loves knocking on drums in the day and runs around the forest at night waking all the animals up with her Kazoo. While she can create many wonderful things out of seemingly nothing, if you call her Namaa she will snap.
Hey! Did you see how that Namaa hopped on to that tree? Oops, I meant Naama.
Naama by ChineseTea December 13, 2015