Homa

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Homa may refer to:

• A religious practise in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, wherein making offerings into a consecrated fire is the primary action.^[1] see: Homa Also spelled : Homam

• a bird in Persian mythology identified with Simurgh; see: Homa (mythology)
• the name of a professional league football club based in Tehran, Iran; see: Homa (football)

Homa is also:

• a popular female Persian name
• the name of an Iranian TV channel, Homa TV.
• the acronym of the Persian-language name of Iran Air.
• a commonly used acronym for Homeostatic model assessment, a medical formula for quantifying insulin resistance
• Homa, Ethiopia
• Homa Bay, a town and a bay on the shore of Lake Victoria in Kenya.
• Homa Mountain , a volcano near Homa Bay

(Near-)homophones of Homa include:

• Haoma, Avestan language name of a plant and its divinity.
• Huma, which has several different meanings.