LEXICOGRAPHY (farhang-nevisi), the compiling of dictionaries, glossaries, and vocabularies of a language or a particular lexical corpus, the entry words being defined in the same language (monolingual) or another (bilingual).  The following is an outline of the characteristics, geocultural affinities, and historical development of Persian lexicography.

i. Introduction

ii. Alphabetical dictionaries

iii. Classical bilingual glossaries

iv. Topical vocabularies and glossaries

v. Evolution of Persian lexicography in India

vi. Shifting paradigms and recent developments