The word "Adva" is spelled using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as [æd.və]. The first sound is the vowel "a" pronounced as the short "a" sound [æ]. The second sound is "d" pronounced as a voiced alveolar stop [d]. The third sound is the semivowel "v" pronounced as a voiced labiodental approximant [v]. The final sound is the vowel "a" pronounced again as the short "a" sound [ə], also known as the schwa. This spelling and pronunciation are commonly used in Hebrew, where "Adva" means "ripple" or "wavelet."