IshPs 116(1) :ܠܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܦܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܩ݁ܪܐ ܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܛܘܪ̈ܐ܃ ܡܛܠ ܠܐ ܡܬܥܡܪܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܩܘܪܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܘܡܢ ܚܘܡܐ‏ : he calls these two regions the mountains' desert, because of their inhabitability due to great cold and heat
See the entire entry for meṯˁamrānū, meṯˁamrānūṯā n.f. habitability