- 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: "Encounter at Farpoint", "Haven", "Skin of Evil", "Shades of Gray", "Violations", and more)
Deanna Troi telepathically called Commander William T. Riker "Imzadi" upon their first meeting onboard the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")
Deanna Troi called out Imzadi as Commander William T. 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")
Deanna Troi called Commander William T. 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")
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)
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.
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