Greek and Latin both use a single compound noun (ψευδόχριστοι / pseudochristi, 'false-Christs'); Syriac decomposes the compound into a construct phrase ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܕܓܠܘܬܐ ('Messiahs of falsehood'), since Syriac lacks the Greek-style nominal prefix ψευδο- and renders such compounds analytically.