| Soruri Kashani | |
| Birth Date: | 16th-century |
| Birth Place: | Kashan, Safavid Iran |
| Death Date: | after 1626 |
| Occupation: | Poet and lexicographer |
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Soruri Kashani (fa|سروری کاشانی: died after 1626) was a poet and lexicographer in 16th and 17th century Safavid Iran, who composed the Persian dictionary .
Soruri was a native of Kashan. His father Hajji Mohammad was reportedly a shoemaker, which Soruri also worked as early in his career before switching to book learning. Soruri was said to have memorized 30,000 verses due to his strong memory. In 1599/1600, he completed his, dedicating it to Shah Abbas I . He also composed a shortened version of the dictionary, known as the, whose opening included the approval of Shah Abbas I's grand vizier Hatem Beg Ordubadi. The index of the Sepahsalar Library mentions a copy of the work in a private collection with the year 1609/10, which indicates that was the latest date of its composition.
After becoming familiar with the by 1618, Soruri created a second edition of his, significantly increasing its list of words and including a second opening. Soruri moved to Isfahan, where he encountered the Italian traveller Pietro Della Valle in November 1622. In 1622/23, Soruri moved to Lahore in the Mughal Empire. After 1626, he undertook a pilgrimage to Mecca but died on the way.
Some of Soruri's verses have survived in the by Mirza Mohammad Taher Nasrabadi.