Save Type Settlement Usage Kazakh, Russian Scripts Алматы(Kazakh, Russian) الماتى(Kazakh Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /ɑl.mɑ.ˈtə/(Kazakh) /ɐl.mɐ.ˈtɨ/(Russian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Meaning uncertain, possibly from Kazakh алма (alma) meaning "apple". This is the name of the largest city in Kazakhstan.