Suri 4265232 223965318 2008-07-06T18:58:00Z Intothefire 2824205 /* Geography */ '''Suri''' * is a Persian word and means ''red flower'' or ''fire-like flower''. Often it is also used as first name or surname in central Asia, Iran and India. *In Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan and also in cultural persinated states of central Asia like [[Uzbekistan]] it is also the name of a Persian banquet at birth, circumcision, and wedding. So, Suri in Persian is much more commonly interpreted as a celebration, joyful gathering or festivity. * is the shortened form of the Indian male name Surendran. * is also an individual language in east Africa, see [[Surma language]]. * Batram Suri (* 1972), a solomonian soccer player. * is a name which is mostly adoptet by Turkic tribes before the Arabic invasion of [[Transoxania]]. ==Geography== [[Suri, Birbhum]] is the headquarter of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal, India. ==[[Kukhran|Khokhran]] Suri== The Suri are also a clan among the ancient [[Kukhran|Khokhran]] [[Punjabi]]s a pre Islamic people, who trace their origins to [[Khorasan]] {| class="wikitable" |- ! Thama ! Sections ! Gotra |- | 3 | Suri | Chandribansi |}<ref> A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North -West provinces , compiled by H A Rose , vol II Page 509 </ref> ==People== *[[Suri]], a surname in '''South Asia''' *[[Sanjay Suri]] Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. *[[Lalit Suri]] was a very popular politician from India. *[[Manil Suri]], Indian-American mathematician and writer *[[Natasha Suri]], Indian Miss World 2006 *[[Suri Krishnamma]], British film director *The Turkic mamluke [[Sur Dynasty|Suri Dynasty]] in [[South Asia]] between 1540 and 1555/1556. *Name of a [[Pashtun]] tribe, who have adopted the Persian word for the tribe's name (see also Rostamkhel, [[Mohmand]], [[Niazi]], [[Durrani]]) *[[Suri Cruise]], daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes *[[Jeremi Suri]], historian and author ==In the natural world== *[[Suri alpaca]], a breed of [[alpaca]] *''[[Rosa damascena]]'' in Persian culture (see [[Suri (flower)]]) *Suri, a large edible [[larva|grub]] eaten by natives of the Amazon Rainforest ==Fictional characters== *Suri, a fictional lemur character from the movie [[Dinosaur (film)|Dinosaur]] ==See also== *[[Ghor Province]] *[[Ghalzai]] *[[Mahuy Suri]] *[[Unsuri]] ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Social groups of India]] [[Category:Pre-Islamic heritage of Pakistan]] [[Category:Punjabi tribes]] [[de:Suri]] [[new:सुरी]] [[vi:Suri]]