@patchlore if th ⟨θ⟩/⟨ð⟩ is a voiceless/voiced dental fricative, and l ⟨l⟩ is a (voiced) lateral approximant, then maybe you've heard a lateral fricative?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceles

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_a

(pages have sound samples)