Throat & Jaw Letters

The book designates it in transcription by "q." It is a moon letter in Arabic, so the definite article "ال" (al) is pronounced fully with it (e.g., القَلَم = al-qalam).

The letter ق is a connector: it joins to the letters on both sides. It has TWO dots above it. It resembles ف (Fa) but ف has only ONE dot and sits on the line, while ق has TWO dots and its tail dips below the baseline.

ق is a MOON letter. With the article ال you both write and pronounce the "l": القَمَر (al-qamar).