The name `` Almaty '' comes from the Kazakh word for `` apple '' ( Ð Ð '' Ð 1\/4 Ð ) . The name is often translated as a city `` rich with apples '' . The name `` Almaty '' derives from the Kazakh word for ` apple ' ( Ð Ð '' Ð 1\/4 Ð ) , and thus is often translated as `` full of apples ; '' alma is also ` apple ' in other Turkic languages , as well as in Hungarian .