Imzadi

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For the novel, see Imzadi (novel).

Imzadi (pronounced em-ZAH-dee) is a Betazed word most closely translated as "beloved." It is frequently used as a term of endearment. (TNG: "Haven")

Deanna Troi telepathically called Commander William T. Riker "Imzadi" upon their first meeting onboard the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")

Troi and Riker held a conversation about the term and their relationship on the holodeck during a visit from Lwaxana Troi to the Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Haven")

Deanna Troi called out Imzadi as Riker was being held captive by Armus on Vagra II. (TNG: "Skin of Evil")

Troi called Riker Imzadi as he lay suffering from the microorganism that had attacked his nervous system. (TNG: "Shades of Gray")

Troi called Riker Imzadi in her quarters when she was under the influence of the darker thoughts of Ambassador Ves Alkar. (TNG: "Man of the People")

Riker later called Troi Imzadi when she was affected by the two-dimensional lifeforms and as a consequence lost her empathic abilities and became frightened. (TNG: "The Loss")

Thomas Riker called Troi Imzadi upon seeing her for the first time in eight years. (TNG: "Second Chances")

While being telepathically violated, Troi flashed back to a conversation with Riker where they discussed being in a relationship while on the same ship. She kept flashing back to this memory, but with Riker's role being replaced by Jev and then Tarmin. (TNG: "Violations")

After playing the trombone for Troi, Riker stated "I knew that I could count on my Imzadi and the ship's counselor to improve my self image." (TNG: "Thine Own Self")

Riker again called Troi his Imzadi when the two became intimate in their quarters on the USS Enterprise-E following the first part of their wedding ceremony on Earth. (Star Trek Nemesis)

[edit] Apocrypha

In the Peter David novels Imzadi and Triangle: Imzadi II, it was revealed that Imzadi most basically translates as "First", signifying the first person with whom one has shared not only physical intimacy, but spiritual as well.

[edit] External link

• Imzadi at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works