- Imzadi
"Imzadi" is a word in the fictional language Betazoid used in "" and is a term of endearment. It is also the title of a
Star Trek novel, whose sequel is entitled "Imzadi II: Triangle".As a fictional word
According to dialog in the "Next Generation" episode "Haven" [cite episode|title= Haven|episodelink= Haven (TNG episode)|series=] , "imzadi" translates as "beloved".cite book|title=
The Star Trek Encyclopedia |author=Okuda, Mike and Denise Okuda, with Debbie Mirek|publisher=Pocket Books|id=ISBN 0-671-53609-5|year=1999] The word is first heard in a telepathic exchange betweenDeanna Troi andWilliam Riker in the pilot episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Encounter at Farpoint " [cite episode|title=Encounter at Farpoint, Part II |episodelink=Encounter at Farpoint |series=] , to establish that the two officers had previously had a romantic relationship.Deanna Troi also utters the word after Commander Riker is "enveloped" by Armus, the evil black oily creature in the "Next Generation" episode "Skin of Evil" [cite episode|title= Skin of Evil|episodelink= Skin of Evil (TNG episode)|series=] "; as she lies injured and helpless in a crashed shuttle on Vagra II.
The two characters occasionally use the word to refer to each other over the course of "The Next Generation", up to and including a post-nuptial scene between the two in the film "
Star Trek Nemesis " [cite episode|title=Star Trek Nemesis ] .Novels
The non-canon novel "Imzadi", by
Peter David , primarily exploresWilliam Riker 's assignment toBetazed and his early relationship withDeanna Troi .cite book |last=David |first= Peter|authorlink= Peter David |title= Imzadi |date= 1992-08-01|publisher=Pocket Books |isbn= 0671791974] The text expands on the meaning of "imzadi", when Troi explains that the word refers to one's first true love, although not necessarily their first sexual partner.The "Imzadi II: Triangle" sequel addresses
Worf 's romantic interest in Troi, William Riker's renewed interest andThomas Riker 's resentment at his lost opportunity with Troi. [cite book |last=David |first= Peter|authorlink= Peter David |title= Imzadi II: Triangle|date= 1998-10-01|publisher=Pocket Books |isbn= 0671025325]Both "Imzadi" novels were re-released in the "Imzadi Forever" omnibus collection.
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