may

fe’l verb

1. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests. you may smoke outside;  may I sit there?
2. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly. he may be lying;  Schrödinger's cat may or may not be in the box
3. (subjunctive present, defective) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect). may you win;  may the weather be sunny
4. To be strong; to have power (over).

ot noun

1. The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.
2. A maiden.