Ma'anar ƙamus na jimlar "ne plus ultra" ita ce "mafi girma, mafi girma, mafi girma, ko mafi kyawun misali na wani abu." Kalmomin Latin ne da ke fassara a zahiri zuwa "babu fiye da haka," yana nuna cewa wani abu shine nasara ko ƙarshe a wani yanki. Sau da yawa ana amfani da shi wajen siffanta wani abu mafi kyau ko mafi girman nau'insa, ko kuma nuna iyakacin fifiko ko nasara a fagen da aka bayar.